Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-04
BOZZELL CASE.
The Case Of the Slayer Of BoBy Tucker
Comes Up at GaiDesTl'le-&uch
Interest Manifested.
II. C. Moors, Hazel Creeland, nark Vining
and officer Brinsman Examined
and Cross Examined
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, Dec. 3.-The in
PRODUCTION of testimony in the B0Zzell case
was begun st O'Clock this morning, and
consumed the entire day. The first wit
ness introduced by the state was R. G.
Moore, who lives in the Territory. He
states thst st the time Of the killing he
was in the rear OF the brick building just
north of the street where the killing oc-
Cured, that hack came down the street
and was stopped by two men whom he did
not know; that man got out OF the
hack; that in 8 few minutes the
shooting Oegsp, but he cid not
know VINO did 1t, that after man hGd
fallen the shorter OF the two nen stopped
over the man on the ground and took
not knoH. what it was. He then helped
to csrry the deceased to the city hall.
On cross-exsminstion he stated that he
had lived in Fsnnip, Brown and Coleman
counties, was in Jail in Fannin and Brown
counties for assault to murder, went to
the pepitentiary and stayed one week,
broke ISL in Brown county, was also
iaiier and deputy sheriff in Brown county
The object of the state was to prove By
this witness that the white something
which he stated was taken from the de-
ceased after he fell was the deceased's
pistol and that it was then placed by the
deceased's right hand where it YVES found
The next witness was Hazel Creeland,
who testified that Tucke- came to her
house between l and O'Clock in the
morning and they then drove up town
and got drink. On their way home they
were stopped by Officers BoZzeu and
Bringman. Tucker got out of the ha1k.
Bozzell told Tucker lie would have to
arrest him for Kidding with q common
prostitute. Tucker replied she was no
prostitute. The deceased told BozZen to
get into the carriage and go with him and
he would arrange about bond, and he
turned to get back when BoZzell stopped
him and told him he had to go with him
The deceased then threw up his hsnds and
said: 81 SIN gentleman and will do
what is right"
Bozzeu then commenced shooting and
fred .ur shoots. The deceased hsd q
pistol, out did not pull it out.
On cross-eXamination she admitted
| that she kept bawdy house and IRE
| queGtly met Tucker at the depot, when ne
would go home with her.
The next witness tor the state was the
hack driver, Mack ViBing. He saw
| Tucker have pistol when he got out OF
the hack, but said he had put IL up when
the shooting began.
The other witnesses for the state testi-
| fed 20 facts after the shooting. Here the
state rested and the defense began witt
| testimony to contradict that Of Moore
! Briagman, the officer who was with Boz
I'll, was then examined. He restiti
substantially that Tucker got out of tnt
hsck with his pistol drawn. He called K
b. zzell to look out, that Tucker vas 60
ing 20 shoot. B Zz3ll then came rount
the hack TO where Tucker was. TGc6e,
declined to give bond and said he WoulC
not be arr sted. The deceased put up hi
| pistol and said he wSs gentleman, bu
at the time OF the shooting he bad his pis
toI drawn and presented st BoZz II.
On cross-examilation the witness wa
considerably embarrassed and confused
The defense then examined the two off
GERS who were near by and who Wer
upon the scene Immediately after III
shooting. They testified about how tn
deceased was lying, and about finding III
pistol near his right hsnd.
This closed the testimony for the da
end court adjourned until Monday. tn
trial excites great interest and the court
house is crowded. There is a strong ar
ray of legal talent on both sides
the state being represented by Count
Attorney Gardner and Hon. r V. Bell {
this CITY and Hon. ". S. Pendleton c
Fort Worth; the defendant by Hons. "
o Davis, J. II. Garrett, j W. Bailey al
A. NJ. Thomson of this city. Many Fol
Worthites are present and it is state(
I feel more hopeful for q conviction ate
hearing the evidence to-day. Bozzell
friends are still hops full Of an acquittal.